2 Samuel 23:16

16 Entonces los Tres atravesaron las líneas filisteas, sacaron agua del pozo junto a la puerta de Belén y se la llevaron a David. Pero David rehusó tomarla, en cambio la derramó como ofrenda al Señor
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2 Samuel 23:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 23:16

And the three mighty men brake through the host of the
Philistines
Which lay in the valley of Rephaim, between the hold in which David was and the well of Bethlehem; these three men hearing David express himself in the above manner, though without any view that any should risk their lives to obtain it, only in a general way said, oh for a draught of the water of the well of Bethlehem! immediately set out, and made their way through the army of the Philistines to the well:

and drew water out of the well of Bethlehem, that [was] by the gate,
and took [it], and brought [it] to David;
in a vessel which they probably carried with them for that purpose:

nevertheless he would not drink thereof;
because, say they who take these words in a spiritual sense, it was not this water, but spiritual water, he desired: but the reason is given in ( 2 Samuel 23:17 ) :

but poured it out unto the Lord;
as a libation to him, it being rather blood than water, being fetched at the hazard of men's lives, and therefore more fit to be offered as a sacrifice to God than to be drank by him; and this he might do in thankfulness to God for preserving the lives of the men. Gersom thinks it was now the feast of tabernacles, which was the feast of ingathering the fruits of the earth, when great quantities of water were drawn and poured out at the altar, which was done to obtain the blessing of the former rain; (See Gill on John 7:37) and (See Gill on John 7:38).

2 Samuel 23:16 In-Context

14 En aquel tiempo, David se alojaba en la fortaleza, y un destacamento filisteo había ocupado la ciudad de Belén.

15 David les comentó a sus hombres un vivo deseo: «¡Ah, cómo me gustaría tomar un poco de esa buena agua del pozo que está junto a la puerta de Belén!».

16 Entonces los Tres atravesaron las líneas filisteas, sacaron agua del pozo junto a la puerta de Belén y se la llevaron a David. Pero David rehusó tomarla, en cambio la derramó como ofrenda al Señor
.

17 «¡No permita el Señor
que la beba! —exclamó—. Esta agua es tan preciosa como la sangre de estos hombres
que arriesgaron la vida para traérmela». De manera que David no la tomó. Estos son ejemplos de las hazañas de los Tres.

18 Los Treinta valientes de David
Abisai, hijo de Sarvia, hermano de Joab, era el líder de los Treinta.
En una ocasión usó su lanza para matar a trescientos guerreros enemigos en una sola batalla. Fue por hazañas como esta que se hizo tan famoso como los Tres.